123ContactForm for WordPress <= 1.5.6 - Arbitrary Post Creation

Improper Authorization
CVE Not available
CVSS High (7.5)
Publicly Published January 20, 2021
Last Updated January 22, 2024
Researcher Rodrigo Escobar (ipax)
Description

The 123ContactForm for WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Arbitrary Post Creation in versions up to, and including, 1.5.6. This is due to incorrect signature validation on the cfp_new_post function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to create arbitrary posts.

References

1 affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug 123contactform-for-wordpress (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? No
Affected Version
  • <= 1.5.6
Patched Version
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